Tag: community
St Albans artist tops Australia Day honours
John Puli is a man with a vision.
The St Albans artist has been a tireless advocate for disability rights in the Brimbank community, and...
MY BRIMBANK: Tony Busuttil
What is your connection to Brimbank?
I live in Keilor Park now, but I grew up in Sunshine and have always had a connection to...
Croquet hoops line up
Cairnlea will host an Australian sporting first next month when the Golf Croquet World Championships roll into town on February 25.
It will be the...
Bulldogs heading for Watergardens
The Western Bulldogs’ Sons of the West program will be make its presence felt next week, with five days of activities at Watergardens town...
Top baby names for 2016
Brimbank’s baby boom continued in 2016, with Sunshine Hospital reporting a major jump in births last year.
About 15 babies were born every day at...
MY BRIMBANK: Jo Rojas
Deer Park's Jo Rojas was crowned Miss Transsexual Australia in 2015, and has returned this year as an organiser and host of the 2017...
Vicroads seeks feedback
VicRoads is calling for community feedback on preliminary designs for a $1.8 billion program involving eight major road projects in the west.
The projects include...
Fears raised over road fix
An upgrade of the Taylors and Kings roads intersection in Delahey will include controversial elevation of the roads some residents say could do more...
Sunshine plumber spreads water love
Sunshine’s Richard Harvie is no ordinary plumber.
Mr Harvie has received $12,500 from Reece to continue his charity work in Zimbabwe, where he is helping...
Brimbank welcomes new ranger
Visitors to Brimbank Park and Woodlands Historic Park have welcomed a new seasonal ranger to help over the busy summer months.
Sharyn Mundy is one...
All-out alert for puss in pipe
A stray kitten was rescued from a dumpster at Keilor Park last week following a joint effort by local emergency services.
Firefighters received a call...
St Albans Gift here for another year
The St Albans Gift is on again, with another bumper sign-up of athletes ready for the starter’s pistol.
The Gift is on this Saturday, with...
Real Estate boom for Brimbank
It’s the real estate secret Brimbank locals have known for years … now all Melbourne is sitting up and taking notice.
Four Brimbank locales have...
MY BRIMBANK- Kris Mcmullen
What’s your connection to Brimbank?
I grew up in Taylors Lakes after moving there with the family in 1981 … back then there was...
Keilor Village makeover takes shape
The transformation of Keilor Village has begun, with almost $1 million of upgrade works kicking off last week in the shopping strip.
The works stem...